Daybreak ToastmastersWho: Toastmasters What: Toastmasters members learn to speak to groups and work with each other in a supportive environment. Each meeting gives every member an opportunity to practice and be evaluated. When: 7-8 a.m. Where: City Hall Council Chamber, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita 91355Contact: (661) 703-5226; www.daybreaksantaclarita.com

2day in HistoryToday is Friday, March 12, the 71st day of 2010. There are 294 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History: On March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 radio "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's economic crisis.

Ten years ago: In an unprecedented moment in the history of the church, Pope John Paul II asked God's forgiveness for the sins of Roman Catholics through the ages, including wrongs inflicted on Jews, women and minorities.

Five years ago: Brian Nichols, who had slain a judge and three other people, surrendered to authorities in suburban Atlanta after holding Ashley Smith hostage in her own apartment. (Nichols was later sentenced to life in prison.)

AP Odd NewsThe key to auto theftLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police said a man did more than take a pickup for a spin during a test drive this week. Red Star Auto of Lincoln reported a pickup had been stolen Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The dealership’s owner said a 39-year-old man had taken the truck for a test drive earlier Tuesday.

Police believe the man stopped during the test drive to have a copy made of the truck’s key. He returned the truck to the lot, but police believe he stole it overnight using the duplicate key.

The dealership owner drove to the man’s address and found the truck parked about 10 blocks away.

Police arrested the man, and he was still in the Lancaster County jail Thursday morning.

‘I’m drunk. Do what you gotta do.’KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — Kingsport Police have filed a 10th DUI charge against a driver who was going about 20 mph on Interstate 26 and weaving. The Kingsport Times-News reported that the 57-year-old man told the officer on Tuesday, "I’m drunk. Do what you gotta do." The police report stated that when asked to take sobriety, breath or alcohol tests, the man kept repeating that he was drunk.

Police charged him with DUI, violation of the implied consent law and being a habitual motor offender.

The man has no driver’s license. Police said it had earlier been revoked for repeated offenses.

Icky snail taleMIAMI (AP) — Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a giant African snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January raided the Miami man’s home after receiving complaints. The man has not been criminally charged, but prosecutors and state and federal wildlife agencies are investigating. The giant African snail is prohibited in the United States without special approval.

Experts said it devastates new ecosystems. The snail grows up to 10 inches long, can reproduce on its own and can even eat plaster.

Garbage planCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks — on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini.

The city stopped picking up trash in parks to save money, and all the trash cans have been removed.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals told city officials Wednesday they’d pay for new trash cans saying "Meat Trashes the Planet."